GRE Word List

CONSANGUINITY

the quality or state of being consanguineous

The meaning of the word consanguinity is the quality or state of being consanguineous.

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campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
countenancelook
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable